Wagstaff v. City of Maplewood

SIMON, Judge.

The City of Maplewood (City) appeals from a verdict and judgment of $25,000 for the wrongful death of Thomas Eugene Brown. The City raises four points on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in overruling its motion for a directed verdict, (2) the court erred in refusing to submit to the jury a non-MAI definition of “scope of employment”, (3) the court erred in submitting to the jury a res ipsa loquitur instruction and (4) the submitted definition of “negligence” imposed upon the City a higher standard of care than is required when handling weapons. We affirm.

The City does not…